Recording a foreign divorce decree in Venezuela
We get your divorce granted abroad recognized and recorded in Venezuela. It first requires an exequatur from the TSJ: we take you through the whole process.
Requesting a quote doesn't commit you to anything
- You tell us about your case. It's free.
- We send you the price in writing, within 1 to 3 hours.
- You decide. If it works for you, we start. If not, you delete it with one click and pay nothing.
No one will pressure you. Your information is used only for your case.
Is it for you?
If any of these sounds like you, this procedure is for you.
- People divorced abroad who need their divorce recognized and given legal effect in Venezuela
What's included and what isn't
Everything clear from the start. No fine print.
Includes
- Review of the foreign document and the right route to take.
- Coordinating the apostille or legalization (official verification of a signature or document) and the translation by an intérprete público (sworn translator authorized in Venezuela), if needed (their cost is quoted separately).
- Recording at the Venezuelan Registro Civil, once the TSJ grants the exequatur.
- A lawyer by your side throughout the process.
- Delivery of the document, recorded and valid in Venezuela.
Does not include
- Official fees and process costs, depending on the case.
- The cost of the apostille, legalization or translation, quoted separately (we handle those too). We can handle it separately:Translation →
- Underlying documents you don't have that must be obtained separately.
- The exequatur proceeding before the TSJ and other follow-on procedures, quoted separately (we handle those too).
What you need
Check off what you already have. You don't need everything to request your quote.
You have 0 of 4.
- The foreign divorce decree you want to record
- Apostille or legalization and translation, if it doesn't have them yet (we help you)
- ID document of the person concerned
- Your contact details to coordinate
How the process works
You do very little. We take care of the rest.
- Step 1
You tell us your case
We review your foreign divorce decree.
You do this - Step 2
We prepare the document
We handle the apostille, the translation and the exequatur.
We do this - Step 3
We record it at the Registry
We enter it in the Venezuelan registry.
We do this - Result
Done
We hand you the document, recorded and valid here.
You receive it
The exequatur (court recognition of a foreign judgment) depends on the TSJ (Supreme Court of Justice); the recording afterward is quick. We estimate the timing when we review your case.
What it costs and how to pay
There are two separate payments, and we want you to see them clearly.
Our fee: we do all the work for you.
The agency's fees, if any. It goes straight to the agency, and we give you the exact amount, with its receipt, before you pay anything.
How you pay: 50% when we start and 50% on delivery. In dollars, in bolívares at the official BCV exchange rate, or with Cashea.
How is your investment calculated?
Your investment has two parts. What you pay us, professional fees, from $130, to handle the recording from start to finish (the exequatur proceeding is quoted separately)
What goes to the government, the costs of the exequatur before the TSJ and the Registro Civil's fees; apostille and translation are separate, in bolívares at the official BCV exchange rate Your lawyer gives you the exact figure before you pay anything, no strings attached.
FAQ
What happens if I got divorced abroad and don't get it recognized here?
In Venezuela you're still married: you can't remarry or freely dispose of your assets, and your ex-spouse keeps rights over them.
Is a divorce granted abroad valid here right away?
No. It first needs an exequatur from the TSJ, and then we record it in the Registro Civil.
How much does it cost?
The professional fee, from $130, covers recording the judgment once it has the exequatur; the exequatur proceeding, official registry fees and the translation are quoted separately.
Do you handle the exequatur?
Yes, as a separate service; we take you through that route before the recording.
What does the timing depend on?
Mostly on the exequatur before the TSJ, which doesn't depend on us; the recording afterward is quick.
About this procedure
Here's a very costly mistake many people make: believing that a divorce decree issued abroad can be recorded directly in the Venezuelan Registro Civil (Civil Registry: births, marriages, deaths) like any other certificate. It can't. A foreign judgment has no effect in Venezuela on its own: it first has to go through the exequatur, the proceeding before the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (Supreme Court of Justice) that recognizes the foreign judgment and makes it valid in Venezuela. Only after the exequatur is granted can that divorce be recorded and take effect here, allowing you, for example, to remarry in Venezuela or update your marital status. Skipping the exequatur means the recording gets rejected and you lose time and money. We handle the whole process, in the right order: we file the exequatur with the TSJ (a separate service, quoted for your case), with the judgment duly apostilled (Hague Convention certification for use abroad) and translated, and once it's recognized, we record it at the Registro Civil. Two procedures linked together, with a lawyer in charge from start to finish.
Legal framework and important notes
Ley Orgánica de Registro Civil (Organic Civil Registry Law) · Código Civil (Civil Code) · 1961 Hague Apostille Convention
- ⚠️ A foreign divorce decree is NOT recorded directly. It first requires an exequatur before the TSJ (article 53 of the Ley de Derecho Internacional Privado, Venezuela's Private International Law Act) to be recognized; then it's recorded in the Registro Civil
- The judgment must come apostilled and translated
- The exequatur is a separate service that we also handle
We guarantee our service, not what the agency decides. If something depends on them, we tell you clearly and in time.
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